Thomas hammond



THOMAS HAMMOND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PORTABLE BONNET.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 3,8097 dated October 30, 1844.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS HAMMOND, of thecity, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in the Construction of Ladies Bonnets, which I term myPortable Bonnet; and I do hereby deelarethat the following is a full andeXact description.

' The nature of my invention consists in manufacturing ladies bonnets soas to be Y portable, which is accomplished by making the frame oftempered steel, so as to spring to its proper form under anycircumstance.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct my bonnet frame as per drawing Figure 1. (The curves orshape being altered as fashion may suggest.) This drawing shows theprecise shape of the bonnet frame also showing the manner in which. itis put together so as to be wholly elastic in every part. I form theframe of steel, or iro-n wire case hardened, either round or flat and ofany desired thickness, and so connect the various parts together thatwhen laid out perfectlyat it will be precisely as represented in thedrawing Fig. l. I take a piece of wire and curve it for the front of theframe as is shown and marked (a, a, a, a,) which is the present fashion.

`I then take another piece of wire of the same gage and curve it to theform as shown and marked (b, b, b, 6,) which I call the middle stay.Ithen take another piece of wire and curve it to the form as marked (c,0, 0, 0,) which forms the back of bonnet.

I then by means of solder attach these aforementioned pieces together atthe points marked (CZ, CZ, d, fZ,) on the clasp, and the Y.

points, (e, 6,) on the front curve, (f, f,) is the clasp made ofbrass'or any other suitable metal having on it hooks or clasps so as toattach it together at that point when bent up which forms the body ofthe elastic bonnet frame. I then construct a circular ring of the samewire and make it also elastic as shown and marked (g, g, g, 9,) and hangit by a small hinge to the back piece as marked (in) which forms thecrown which completes the elastic frame; when the frame is bent it hasthe appearance of Fig. l, and when covered with silk, velvet, or anyother material forms a perfect bonnet which can be carried in the bottomof a portmanteau in the space of 2g inches in thickness.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl.The method herein described of making and forming bonnet frames ofsteel, oriron wire case hardened, and so constructing it as to be purelyelastic, so that when bent up to the shape of the bonnet, or flattenedout, it retains its tension.

2. Also in hanging the crown by a small hinge to the back of the elasticframe, all of which is described in the annexed specification and alsoshown in drawings Figs. l,

and 2.

THOMAS HAMMOND. Witnesses:

y PAUL R. Hooen,

THos. B. BARNARD.

